Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescoping booms lifts are designed to mount a work bucket on an extendable, straight arm which is located on a rotating turntable. Normally, telescoping boom lifts are utilized for tasks which need reaching at maximum height, exceeding other types of lifts. Like for example, employees could carry out exterior repairs or renovations on buildings of medium height but using these lifts rather than having the extra work of setting up a pulley system or an outside elevator.
The boom lift is only designed to hold a single person. These buckets are better suited to particular jobs like for example electrical repair, rather than window washing or general maintenance. These lifts are available in gas or electric configurations and are available with both indoor and outdoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are named for the cross-braces underneath the work platform. These braces squeeze together to be able to push the platform straight up. Because these machinery must be positioned directly below the work location, these units are way more limited in their use as opposed to boom lifts.
Scissor lifts do, on the other hand, provide larger platforms which allow the operator controlling the lift to access a larger work surface once the lift is raised. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of a concern with these kinds of machines, as they need to sit on flat ground in order to be used. Scissor lifts are great for being used for window installation or cladding, since they provide the personnel with the desired mobility; they are also a good choice for window cleaning applications or exterior repairs.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
Cherry pickers, boom trucks and bucket trucks each refer to the class a kind of utility vehicle used specifically for vertical work. Generally, these types of trucks have a cab. It is here where the driver sits and operates the equipment. There is a bucket for where the worker could stand in addition to a winch for carrying and an actuator arm for raising the boom.
Boom trucks take employees to heights which would normally be inaccessible. The function of cranes is to raise heavy materials or equipment from one location to another. There are a variety of different crane types that can perform various purposes. Both of these different types of equipment excel at various tasks and are suitable for certain applications and accomplishing particular jobs.